Mentor plan would tie tax abatements to job quality, not quantity.(News)(Brief Article)

Crain's Cleveland Business,  April, 2003  by Prizinsky, David

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Byline: DAVID PRIZINSKY The city of Mentor is considering a new set of tax abatement guidelines that would substitute a company's pay levels for the minimum headcount now needed to qualify for a tax break. Ronald M. Traub, director of community development, has recommended to Mentor City Council and city manager Julian M.

Suso that abatements not be limited to companies with at least 50 employees and that the duration of the tax breaks not be tied to the number of jobs created or retained by an employer. Instead, Mr. Traub has proposed that a company's payroll be used to ...

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